Being a Cubs fan never felt so good. I don’t know how to write this. I don’t know how to put into words what I am feeling as a third-generation Cubs fan who got his fandom from his dad, who...

By Ronald Blum Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The wait till next year is finally over. The Chicago Cubs are World Series champions. Ending more than a century of flops, futility, and frustration,...

By Blake Dowson [email protected] The Iowa baseball team is going global.The U.S. International University Sports Federation announced on Monday that the Hawkeyes will represent the United States...

By Blake Dowson [email protected] There are a lot of long bus trips, cold showers, and late nights for a minor-league baseball player. But when a player gets the call from his major-league club...

By Blake Dowson [email protected] With the MLB non-waiver trade deadline past, it’s time to take another crack at the MLB power rankings: 1) Chicago Cubs The Cubs seem to have regained some...

There are some obvious winners and losers coming out of the MLB trade deadline. By Blake Dowson [email protected] The MLB trade deadline was pretty fun right there at the end. It seemed like there...

Chicago is cursed, but fans already know that. It is what the Cubs are cursed by that might surprise them. By Blake Dowson [email protected] Cubs fans, I really thought this was the year. Oh,...

By Blake Dowson [email protected] The days and weeks leading up to the Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline is the reason somebody coined the phrase “Christmas in July.” Teams are evaluating whether they...

By Blake Dowson [email protected] July is when the baseball season starts to feel very long for college players. The major-league guys get a break from their grueling schedule right around this...

The Daily Iowan’s Blake Dowson has put together a guide for the 2016 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby and predictions for the folks that want to make a little money on the event. Everybody loves home runs....

By Blake Dowson [email protected] Letting fans vote on the MLB All-Star Game is awesome. It brings fans closer to the game and gives them a glimpse of what it feels like to be involved in the...